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Modern Rockers Rise Above — Or Sink Below — Their Producers' Machinations
Yancey Strickler of Seattle Weekly reports that somewhere along the line, modern rock started mistaking subtlety for weakness and waves of guitars and drum loops for palpable emotion — apparently these dudes' pain is so deep that only 128 tracks will do. But nine times out of 10, it isn't the bands...July 9, 2003
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DEEP PURPLE Producer Talks About The 'Bananas' Recording Experience
Producer Michael Bradford, who has worked with such varied artists as KID ROCK, UNCLE KRACKER, TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY and ANITA BAKER, recently spoke to ElectricBasement.com about his collaboration with DEEP PURPLE on their upcoming "Bananas" CD, the group's follow-up to the acclaimed "Abandon" (1998)...July 8, 2003
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CROWBAR Frontman: The New Record Will Smoke!
New Orleans sludge-meisters CROWBAR, the long-running band founded by DOWN guitarist Kirk Windstein, will enter the studio on July 28 to begin recording their seventh studio album, "You Don't Need An Enemy To Have A War", tentatively due at the end of the year through Spitfire Records. "I know ya'll...July 7, 2003
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MORBID ANGEL: In Mixing Mode
Veteran death metallers MORBID ANGEL have finished recording their seventh album and are currently mixing the effort at D.O.W. (Diet Of Worms) studios in Seffner, Florida for a tentative September release through Earache Records. "We have working mixes and are tightening up the record. We will go in...July 4, 2003
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CRYPTIC WINTERMOON Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Germany's CRYPTIC WINTERMOON are the final act to be confirmed for this year's installment of Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 2003 in Wacken, Germany. The complete list of artists currently scheduled to appear the event is as follows: ANCIENT RITES ANNIHILATOR ASSASSIN CA...July 4, 2003
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STRAPPING YOUNG LAD Guitarist Offers Update From The Road
In his latest update from the road, STRAPPING YOUNG LAD guitarist Jed Simon sheds a little light on the hazards of being on the road, some great new & vintage music to listen to, the virtues of dual rectifiers, and pointy guitars: "SYL has been writing and compiling video footage lately... excep...July 3, 2003
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ICED EARTH Replaced By TWISTED SISTER At Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR 2003 Festival
In a move that was widely anticipated, ICED EARTH have now officially withdrawn from this year's installment of Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 2003 in Wacken, Germany. Replacing ICED EARTH on the bill are none other than TWISTED SISTER. The complete list of artists curre...June 29, 2003
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Tribe
When Seattle's most majestic of metal institutions attempted to transform themselves into a third-rate ALICE IN CHAINS a couple of albums ago, that was bad enough — even if both bands did kind of hail from the same town. But now they're turning into CREED. And when we come up with such a horrifying...June 24, 2003
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ROTTING CHRIST, ONKEL TOM Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR
ROTTING CHRIST and ONKEL TOM are the latest band to have been officially confirmed for this year's installment of Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 2003 in Wacken, Germany. The complete list of artists currently scheduled to appear the event is as follows: ANCIENT RITES ANN...June 20, 2003
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DARK FUNERAL Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR 2003
Swedish black metallers DARK FUNERAL are the latest band to have been officially confirmed for this year's installment of Wacken Open Air festival, set to take place Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 2003 in Wacken, Germany. DARK FUNERAL will perform a one-hour set on the festival's "Blackstage" on Saturday, Aug. 2 b...June 13, 2003
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SEVENTH ONE Confirmed For Germany's WACKEN OPEN AIR Festival
Swedish power metallers SEVENTH ONE are the latest band to have been officially confirmed for this year's installment of Wacken Open Air festival. The event, which is scheduled to take place Jul. 31-Aug. 2, 2003 in Wacken, Germany, will include performances from the following artists (in alphabetica...June 8, 2003
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PUDDLE OF MUDD Finish Recording New Album
Guitarist Paul Phillips reports that PUDDLE OF MUDD have finished recording their sophomore disc. "The record is finally done," Phillips writes on the band's official site. "I'm sure that everyone was beginning to wonder if that was ever gonna happen. We were too. Anyway, Andy Wallace is going to mi...June 8, 2003
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MÖTLEY CRÜE Bassist Defends METALLICA: 'I Have Learned To Have Sympathy For The Enemy'
MÖTLEY CRÜE/BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION bassist Nikki Sixx has posted the following message to the "Rock'n'Roll Diary" section of CRÜE's official web site: "I've been the one on the receiving end of this stick so many times I've learned to have sympathy even for the enemy. "What is with all the negitive t...June 2, 2003
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BLIND GUARDIAN Drop Off Russia's BRYANSK HARD ROCK FESTIVAL
BLIND GUARDIAN have been forced to cancel their previously announced show at the Bryansk Hard Rock Festival in Bryansk, Russia on June 22. According to a statement on the band's official web site, "the promoter was not able to organize the necessary payments for fee, flight tickets and visa document...June 1, 2003
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ANTHRAX Drummer Says He's Witnessing A Decline In Metal's Popularity In The U.S.
ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante believes that the lack of crowd responsiveness to the band's new songs at the group's recent shows in Texas suggests that heavy metal's popularity in the U.S. may be on a decline. "We've felt that the audiences in Texas really didn't know the new material that well, t...May 26, 2003
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